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Early School Leaving In Australia: Findings From The 1995 Year 9 Lsay Cohort, Gary Marks, Nicole Fleming
Early School Leaving In Australia: Findings From The 1995 Year 9 Lsay Cohort, Gary Marks, Nicole Fleming
Nicole Wernert
This report examines early school leaving in Australia. It focuses on students who leave school before the beginning of year 11 using a national representative longitudinal survey of Australian youth who were in Year 9 in 1995. The report examines the social and demographic characteristics of early school leavers and their reasons for early school leaving. It also models leaving school with social background, demographic, school and attitudinal factors. Particular attention is paid to the influence of individual schools on early school leaving. the final part of the study examines the post-school activities of early school leavers focusing on their …
Influences And Consequences Of Well-Being Among Australian Young People : 1980 - 1995, Gary Marks, Nicole Fleming
Influences And Consequences Of Well-Being Among Australian Young People : 1980 - 1995, Gary Marks, Nicole Fleming
Nicole Wernert
This paper investigates the determinants and consequences of subjective well-being. The Australian Youth in Transition panel data is used to examine several aspects of well being: the influence of sociodemographic and labour market characteristics, the dynamics of well-being and its determinants; the isolation of ageing, cohort and contextual effects, and the effects of well- being on marital status and labour market outcomes.